Hideo Kojima announces Bill Skarsgård will star in stealth-action Physint, legendary designer Yoji Shinkawa also confirmed for character design
A Hollywood actor? In a videogame?!
Hideo Kojima announced that Bill Skarsgård will lead the upcoming stealth-action game, Physint, on his social media channels. Kojima also reaffirmed other castings from before Physint's handover from PlayStation to Xbox. The game's top-billed cast includes Bill Skarsgård, Charlee Fraser, Don Lee, and Minami Hambe. Kojima shared a new poster featuring Skarsgård and Fraser with the tagline "The Next Cold War Begins."
The most exciting news for fans is that Yoji Shinkawa, the legendary designer and character artist, is confirmed to be on board for character and mechanical design. Shinkawa worked with Kojima Productions on Death Stranding but remains unaffected by recent production issues. Other confirmed cast members, Fraser, Lee, and Hamabe, had been previously announced.
Skarsgård, known for his role in Robert Eggers' 2024 Nosferatu, will bring an unsettling, sexual energy to the lead role of John Physint. Kojima's decision to cast Skarsgård may have disappointed those hoping for Robert Pattinson, but Skarsgård's choice seems fitting for Kojima's unique vision.
Kojima is revving up marketing efforts for Physint now that Microsoft has acquired it from Sony. Sony reportedly cut Kojima off for exceeding the budget and missing deadlines. There is no official confirmation on whether Kojima will retain the exclusive use of the Decima engine, which was used in Death Stranding and Powering up Microsoft's exclusives. Kojima's other big project, O.D., is expected to release closer to 2026, following the success of its Knock trailer.
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